A court hearing in Mexico that could drop charges against TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman or order his criminal case to proceed has been reset for Dec. 22.

The hearing was to begin last Monday in Guadalajara but was postponed because a report from a lower court was not received.

The 53-year-old star of the A&E reality series "Dog the Bounty Hunter" is charged with deprivation of liberty for capturing convicted rapist Andrew Luster, the Max Factor heir, in Puerto Vallarta in June 2003. Luster is now serving a 124-year prison term.

Chapman's attorney will present arguments in Mexico, and Chapman — free on $300,000 bail and fighting extradition — is not expected to attend the closed hearing.

The capture of Luster shot the Honolulu-based bounty hunter to fame and led to the TV series.